Hello everybody. I have not visited this website before and was hoping that some of your members may be able to point me in the right direction on how to trace my grandfathers merchant navy career.
His name doesn't help with research - surname Smith!! He was born in Monkwearmouth in Sunderland in 1885 and died at sea in 1931 on the SS Hetton where he was 1st Engineer. I know of various ships he worked on but don't know what he did from May 1914 when he was discharged from the SS Mary Ada Short after a voyage to the River Plate and 1919 when I know he went to India on the SS Holywell as 3rd Engineer. I was wondering if I could find the information anywhere aof what he did during the First World War. I don't have the book or log or whatever it is called of his voyages to help me. His full name was Charles Stanley Smith 1885-1931. Any suggestions please? Yours hopefully - his grandaughter. Ork
His name doesn't help with research - surname Smith!! He was born in Monkwearmouth in Sunderland in 1885 and died at sea in 1931 on the SS Hetton where he was 1st Engineer. I know of various ships he worked on but don't know what he did from May 1914 when he was discharged from the SS Mary Ada Short after a voyage to the River Plate and 1919 when I know he went to India on the SS Holywell as 3rd Engineer. I was wondering if I could find the information anywhere aof what he did during the First World War. I don't have the book or log or whatever it is called of his voyages to help me. His full name was Charles Stanley Smith 1885-1931. Any suggestions please? Yours hopefully - his grandaughter. Ork